Nikhil was born in Odisha, India. He has completed his B.Sc. from Sambalpur University in the year 2019. He then compled his M.Sc. from Rajendra university, Balangir in the year 2021. He joined IITK as a PhD research scholar in July 2022 under Ritika´s group. He like to explore new places, reading novels and playing carrom.